Mao Zedong and the Communist party came to power in China in 1949, as the Nationalists fled to the island of Taiwan.

(Mandarin Chinese has become dominant since the Nationalists fled to the island.)

It was the first such visit since the Nationalists fled more than a half century ago.

Mr. Lee, 65 years old, is the first native Taiwanese to assume the top post since the Nationalists, or Kuomintang, fled to the island in 1949.

The Nationalists fled to Taiwan from the mainland after being defeated by the communists in the 1949 civil war.

Many Nationalists fled to Taiwan or Hong Kong.

China has regarded Taiwan as a renegade province ever since the Nationalists fled to the island in 1949 after losing the Chinese civil war.

The Nationalists (led by Chiang Kai-shek) fled to the island of Taiwan and set up their new capital city in Taipei.

Nor is any reference made to the great debate, in the United States and Taiwan, to which the Nationalists fled in 1949, over "who lost China."

Judd redoubled his support after the Nationalists in 1949 fled to Formosa (Taiwan).